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To date we have installed over 75 garden ponds and service close to 100.

We install and sell the same type of kit Heybud is talking about. I can say from experience the ponds that are preformed are our biggest maintenance headaches!

Without the proper filtration and ciruclation and the lack of rocks throughout the pond for increased beneficial bacterial growth, the pond is not able to self-support itself and is unable to assymilate the nutrients created by the fish and plant waiste or washing in during a storm event.

The skimmer on the unit Heybud has allows the ability to first skim any leaves and debris off the surface so it does not sink and decompose on the bottom. It also allows a protected area for the pump to be placed so it does not burn out due to clogging of the intake.

The Bio-falls box for the water fall allows a box to place even more bio-material inside it for greater bacterial growth. This can be lava rock, pvc shavings, sponges or bio-balls.

If you create a habitat that mimics a natural setting, your only maintenance will be a weekly cleaning of the simmer basket and topping off the pond due to evaporation.

Spend the money on the correct kit and you will enjoy your pond more and spend less time servicing it and more time playing around it.